Beed a new ISIS bottom bracket
09-11-15, 06:02 AM
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Beed a new ISIS bottom bracket
After 5 years of heavy use the bottom bracket on my Specialized Secteur Elite (compact) finally crapped out. The original looks like a Trvativ internal 68 x 108 ISIS spline.
Looking at Amazon, Nashbar and Performance just about every brand (FSA, Trvativ, Nashbar) has "polarity", mix of love and hate. I am not looking at spending $150, but some of the $25 units out there seem a bit sketchy with stories of premature failure, broken spindles etc.
Can anyone suggest a mid price point brand that offers decent life and won't creak 2 weeks after installing it?
BTW - I have read up on every thread in this forum on how to diagnose. remove & install a new BB and these have been very helpful!
Looking at Amazon, Nashbar and Performance just about every brand (FSA, Trvativ, Nashbar) has "polarity", mix of love and hate. I am not looking at spending $150, but some of the $25 units out there seem a bit sketchy with stories of premature failure, broken spindles etc.
Can anyone suggest a mid price point brand that offers decent life and won't creak 2 weeks after installing it?
BTW - I have read up on every thread in this forum on how to diagnose. remove & install a new BB and these have been very helpful!
09-11-15, 10:17 AM
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Unfortunately the only ISIS BB I've heard of being reliable is the SKF
09-11-15, 10:21 AM
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I've had such bad luck with these, although--knock on wood--I am currently running one that appears that will hold up. Honestly, I'd dump the crank and buy a new one before sinking more money down the ISIS rathole.
09-11-15, 10:27 AM
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They made those to not have to Licence Shimano's Octa link , ISIS was to be open to multiple companies to use.
then Shimano designed something different, for others to try to compete with..
its all chasing the Big Dog to get Scraps.
then Shimano designed something different, for others to try to compete with..
its all chasing the Big Dog to get Scraps.
09-11-15, 05:12 PM
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Unfortunately the only ISIS BB I've heard of being reliable is the SKF
Or, your frame takes one of these...
09-12-15, 06:27 AM
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FSA Platinum Pro uses double-row bearings (effectively two pairs of bearings rather than one pair) and last a long time. They should come close to your $150 budget. SKF will be hard to find.
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